Enlisted at the age of 30
Main BodyTrained
Avondale, AucklandTransfer to England
Steamship RuapehuPromoted Lance Corporal
Marched in to the Company Training Camp, Falmouth
Promoted 2nd Corporal
Promoted Corporal
Embarked for France
The Company joined the underground warfare in the North of France
Admitted to hospital
Rejoined the Company
Granted leave
Rejoined the Company
The Company began the operations to connect old underground quarries in Arras in order to accommodate thousands of soldiers for an upcoming battle
British Offensive
Battle of Arras
The Company was employed to rebuild a major road leading to the Front during the battle
The Company moved to Monchy, ten kilometres east of Arras, to work on the fortification of the new front line
Appointed Acting Sergeant
Promoted Sergeant
Detached to Gas School
Rejoined the Company
The Company was still carrying out the digging of underground premises and defences on the Front near Arras
Granted leave
Rejoined the Company
German Attacks
Spring Offensive
The Company was engaged in the defence of Arras by digging new trenches and dug-outs under constant enemy shellfire
Severely reprimanded for drunkenness
Admitted to hospital with myalgia
Embarked for England
Admitted to hospital with rheumatic arthritis
Allied Attacks
Hundred Days Offensive
The Company experienced its newly reconversion in bridge construction
Cessation of Hostilities
Armistice
The Company continued to build bridges to reconnect a fragmented territory
Transfer to New Zealand
Troopship OxfordshireEnd of Service
DemobilizationAnthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of Henry Joseph Dare“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
